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33 produkter
Earthscan Reader on Risk
Av Ragnar E. Lofstedt, Asa Boholm
Inbunden, 2008
3038 kr
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This new anthology is a comprehensive introduction to the field of risk theory. The introduction provides the ideal starting point for students and professionals new to risk studies and offers a concise refresher for researchers and practitioners. Coverage includes the origins of the 'concept of …
Earthscan Reader on Gender and Forests
Av Carol J. Pierce Colfer, Marlène Elias m. fl.
Inbunden, 2017
1530 kr
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There is currently much interest in mainstreaming gender in natural resource management, including forestry. This reader provides a collection of key articles on gender and forests published over the last 30 years. Including an editorial introduction and overview, it provides an accessible …
Earthscan Reader on Gender and Forests
Av Carol J. Pierce Colfer, Marlène Elias m. fl.
Häftad, 2017
563 kr
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There is currently much interest in mainstreaming gender in natural resource management, including forestry. This reader provides a collection of key articles on gender and forests published over the last 30 years. Including an editorial introduction and overview, it provides an accessible …
Earthscan Reader in Environmental Economics
Inbunden, 2017
2208 kr
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Environmental economics may hold the key to the successful management of the world's accelerating environmental problems, from transport and pollution to the wholesale degradation of much of the Third World, climate change and loss of the ozone layer. Increasingly a range of professionals and …
Earthscan Reader in Sustainable Cities
E-bok, 2021
910 kr
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The last five years have brought an enormous growth in the literature on how urban development can meet human needs and ensure ecological sustainability. This collection brings together the most outstanding contributions from leading experts on the issues surrounding sustainable cities and urban …
Earthscan Reader in Sustainable Cities
E-bok, 2021
910 kr
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The last five years have brought an enormous growth in the literature on how urban development can meet human needs and ensure ecological sustainability. This collection brings together the most outstanding contributions from leading experts on the issues surrounding sustainable cities and urban …
Earthscan Reader in Environment Development and Rural Livelihoods
Av Samantha Jones, Grace Carswell
Inbunden, 2004
3082 kr
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In the past decade the relationship between humans and the environment has taken centre stage in the quest for development that supports both ecological integrity and sustainable livelihoods. This new Reader brings together for the first time a core selection of recently published key articles that …
Earthscan Reader in Environment Development and Rural Livelihoods
Av Samantha Jones, Grace Carswell
Häftad, 2004
931 kr
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In the past decade the relationship between humans and the environment has taken centre stage in the quest for development that supports both ecological integrity and sustainable livelihoods. This new Reader brings together for the first time a core selection of recently published key articles that …
Earthscan Reader in Forestry and Development
Häftad, 2005
489 kr
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'Whether you are a seasoned conservationist or forestry professional, an aspiring student or simply a concerned citizen, this book is for you' David Kaimowitz, Director General, CIFORArrangements for the governance and management of forests have been changing rapidly in recent decades. The post-Rio …
Earthscan Reader on Sustainable Consumption
Av Tim Jackson
Häftad, 2006
694 kr
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Sustainable consumption is a controversial concept: politically, socially and intellectually. Consumption drives our economies and defines our lives; making it sustainable is an enormous and essential challenge. The World Summit on Sustainable Development in 2002 set in place a 10-year programme of …
Earthscan Reader on Sustainable Consumption
Av Tim Jackson
Inbunden, 2006
3082 kr
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Sustainable consumption is a controversial concept: politically, socially and intellectually. Consumption drives our economies and defines our lives; making it sustainable is an enormous and essential challenge. The World Summit on Sustainable Development in 2002 set in place a 10-year programme of …
Earthscan Reader in Environmental Values
Av Linda Kalof, Terre Satterfield
Inbunden, 2005
3082 kr
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This comprehensive reader offers in-depth analyses of critical developments in environmental values, bringing together in one volume the most influential scholarship in the field. Each carefully selected contribution assesses some of the most pressing questions of our time, focusing on the …
Earthscan Reader in Environmental Values
Av Linda Kalof, Terre Satterfield
Häftad, 2005
738 kr
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This comprehensive reader offers in-depth analyses of critical developments in environmental values, bringing together in one volume the most influential scholarship in the field. Each carefully selected contribution assesses some of the most pressing questions of our time, focusing on the …
Earthscan Reader in Sustainable Agriculture
Av Jules Pretty
Inbunden, 2005
2144 kr
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Our agricultural and food systems are not meeting everyone's needs, and despite great progress in increasing productivity over the past century, hundreds of millions of people remain hungry and malnourished. This book describes a different form of agriculture: one founded more on ecological …
Earthscan Reader in Sustainable Agriculture
Av Jules Pretty
Häftad, 2005
489 kr
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Our agricultural and food systems are not meeting everyone's needs, and despite great progress in increasing productivity over the past century, hundreds of millions of people remain hungry and malnourished. This book describes a different form of agriculture: one founded more on ecological …
Earthscan Reader in Rural-Urban Linkages
Inbunden, 2006
3082 kr
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With accelerating urbanization and growing inter-dependence of rural and urban dwellers on the markets and resources they each offer, rural urban linkages have become a very important focus in recent years for research and policy relating to local and national economic development, poverty …
Earthscan Reader in Rural-Urban Linkages
Häftad, 2006
825 kr
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With accelerating urbanization and growing inter-dependence of rural and urban dwellers on the markets and resources they each offer, rural urban linkages have become a very important focus in recent years for research and policy relating to local and national economic development, poverty …
Earthscan Reader on Adaptation to Climate Change
Av E. Lisa F. Schipper, Ian Burton
Inbunden, 2008
2759 kr
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Climate change is now upon us. While mitigation is essential to reduce the future severity of climate change, it will take time and some effects will inevitably continue for centuries. Consequently, more attention is now being directed to adaptation as a means of reducing losses. As the importance …
Earthscan Reader on Adaptation to Climate Change
Av E. Lisa F. Schipper, Ian Burton
Häftad, 2008
694 kr
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Climate change is now upon us. While mitigation is essential to reduce the future severity of climate change, it will take time and some effects will inevitably continue for centuries. Consequently, more attention is now being directed to adaptation as a means of reducing losses. As the importance …
Earthscan Reader on Risk
Av Ragnar E. Lofstedt, Asa Boholm
Häftad, 2008
533 kr
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This new anthology is a comprehensive introduction to the field of risk theory. The introduction provides the ideal starting point for students and professionals new to risk studies and offers a concise refresher for researchers and practitioners. Coverage includes the origins of the 'concept of …
Earthscan Reader in Poverty and Biodiversity Conservation
Inbunden, 2010
2759 kr
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In the last decade biodiversity loss and persistent poverty in developing countries have been recognised as major international problems that require urgent attention. However, the nature and scale of the links between these two problems, and between efforts to address them, has been the subject of …
Earthscan Reader in Poverty and Biodiversity Conservation
Häftad, 2010
650 kr
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In the last decade biodiversity loss and persistent poverty in developing countries have been recognised as major international problems that require urgent attention. However, the nature and scale of the links between these two problems, and between efforts to address them, has been the subject of …
Earthscan Reader in Environmental Economics
Häftad, 1992
549 kr
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Environmental economics may hold the key to the successful management of the world's accelerating environmental problems, from transport and pollution to the wholesale degradation of much of the Third World, climate change and loss of the ozone layer. Increasingly a range of professionals and …
Earthscan Reader in Sustainable Development
Av John Kirkby, Phil O'Keefe m. fl.
Häftad, 1995
504 kr
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Such a huge number of books, journals and papers have been devoted to defining, assessing and implementing 'sustainable development' that students and other readers face information overload. Earthscan alone has published hundreds of essays and books on the subject. Now, though, the most …
Earthscan Reader in Sustainable Development
Av John Kirkby, Phil O'Keefe m. fl.
Inbunden, 1995
2144 kr
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Such a huge number of books, journals and papers have been devoted to defining, assessing and implementing 'sustainable development' that students and other readers face information overload. Earthscan alone has published hundreds of essays and books on the subject. Now, though, the most …
Earthscan Reader in Population and Development
Av Paul Demeny, Geoffrey McNicoll
Häftad, 1997
460 kr
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This reader provides information on population and development issues for those seeking the middle ground between technical and non-specialist material. It contains contributions to all the various aspects of the debate from the 1960s to the 1990s from a wide variety of authors including Kingsley …
Earthscan Reader in Population and Development
Av Paul Demeny, Geoffrey McNicoll
Inbunden, 1997
1837 kr
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This reader provides information on population and development issues for those seeking the middle ground between technical and non-specialist material. It contains contributions to all the various aspects of the debate from the 1960s to the 1990s from a wide variety of authors including Kingsley …
Earthscan Reader in Sustainable Cities
Häftad, 1999
775 kr
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The last five years have brought an enormous growth in the literature on how urban development can meet human needs and ensure ecological sustainability. This collection brings together the most outstanding contributions from leading experts on the issues surrounding sustainable cities and urban …
Earthscan Reader in Business and Sustainable Development
Av Richard Welford, Richard Starkey
Inbunden, 2000
1235 kr
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This Reader contains a comprehensive collection of recent work by leading authors in the field of business and sustainable development. With 17 chapters organized thematically into sections covering 'business opportunities', 'environmental and social accounting', 'critical perspectives' and 'trade …
Earthscan Reader on NGO Management
Av Michael Edwards, Alan Fowler
Häftad, 2002
752 kr
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In the last ten years, NGOs have become a force for transformation in global politics and economics. Their numbers and size have grown dramatically and they have assumed far more extensive responsibilities as intermediaries between governments, businesses and other institutions, and local …
